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New AT-RT, but no knee articulation?

So there's the animated AT-RT in the deluxe asst, but it looks like they cheaped out and didn't give it knee articulation. No ankles either. What's the point then? It's not especially different from the first one, except this is smaller and has no motor and has the animated design. But why would I buy this after 4 years of suffering the original's limitations? Annoying.

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.

What was the price point on the original? $25? My guess is they're putting the cheaper (quality) version out so it fits in the cheaper (price) assortment. Kids aren't going to know any better, just like they don't know to pass on the Desert Sport Skiff (because, of course, the sheer awesomeness of that vehicle is only manageable by adults... no parent wants their five-year-old to open a toy that's so amazing and cool that women start jumping into their kid's window and ripping off their clothes).

As far as the AT-RT is concerned, the onces in the Ryloth episode almost looked organic, like they were alive or something if that makes any sense. They made the ones in ROTS seem clunky in comparison. I can't imagine how cool a fully articulated one be...

What was the price point on the original? $25? My guess is they're putting the cheaper (quality) version out so it fits in the cheaper (price) assortment. Kids aren't going to know any better, just like they don't know to pass on the Desert Sport Skiff (because, of course, the sheer awesomeness of that vehicle is only manageable by adults... no parent wants their five-year-old to open a toy that's so amazing and cool that women start jumping into their kid's window and ripping off their clothes).

$15 with a figure and electric motor, also known as $2 less than this new one.

Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.

Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.

The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.